Liverpool's signing of Virgil van Dijk brok the record fee for a defender in 2018, and now Lucas Hernandez's €80m move from Atletico Madrid to Bayern Munich should rank high as well.
Here is how Hernandez fits in the 10 most expensive defenders of all time, with almost half of them being Manchester City players.
10. Eliaquim Mangala, Porto to Man City, £32m / €37.6m
9. Thiago Silva, AC Milan to PSG, £33m / €38.7m
8. David Luiz, PSG to Chelsea, £34m / €40m
7. Shkodran Mustafi, Valencia to Arsenal, £35m / €41.1m
6. John Stones, Everton to Man City, £47.5m / €55.8m
5. David Luiz, Chelsea to PSG, £50m / €58.7m
4. Benjamin Mendy, Monaco to Man City, £52m / €61m
3. Kyle Walker, Tottenham to Man City, £54m / €63.4m
2. Lucas Hernandez, Atletico Madrid to Bayern Munich, £68.1m / €80m
1. Virgil van Dijk, Southampton to Liverpool, £75m / €88m
